The 2nd Leg of The Doll's House Blogtour - Cracking Crime Fiction Research!!

It's great calling over to sites like friend and writer Valerie Sirr as part of The Doll's House blog tour. There are some interesting question which you might enjoy, including how to do your research as a crime writer with the police.

You can visit by clicking HERE

VALERIE SIRR, has had short fiction and flash fiction widely published (Ireland, UK, US, Australia and Asia). Awards include 2007 Hennessy New Irish Writer Award, two Arts Council of Ireland bursaries and other national and international literature prizes. She holds an M. Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College,Dublin. She teaches creative writing, and she hopes to find a publisher for her flash and story collections soon and is working on a novel.

Follow Valerie on Twitter @ValerieSirr

THE DOLL'S HOUSE BLOG TOUR STARTS HERE!!!

THE DOLL'S HOUSE BLOG TOUR kicks off with the wonderful Katy O'Dowd!

KATY O'DOWD, is an arts and entertainment journalist and has worked for Time Out, Associated Newspapers and Comic Relief and her articles have appeared in The Times (London), Metro (London) and many other arts and entertainment publications, paper and online.

She reviews for the Historical Novels Review and the British Fantasy Society, is a commissioning editor at Pendragon Press and is co-editor of the Nasty Snips II Project for that press.

Alongside writing with her Dad under the pen-name Derry O’Dowd, whose first book ‘The Scarlet Ribbon’ was chosen to launch the History Press Ireland’s fiction line, she writes under her own name.

‘The Lady Astronomer’, a YA Steampunk novel, is out with Untold Press. 

Visit Katy at  www.katyodowd.com                                                 And on Twitter@katyod

So CALL OVER TO KATY HERE and find out a few things about Louise Phillips, including MY FAVORITE THINGS!!

Do You Want to Develop your Skills as a Crime Writer???

There are many elements to successful crime writing - establishing tension and pace, creating memorable characters, using effective dialogue, a plot with twists and turns, and an uttering gripping story. 

Over the course of 8 weeks at The Irish Writers' Centre - I'll be examining all these elements, along with looking at the area of research, and how to establish rhythm and shape within the narrative.

Through intensive weekly critique, we will look at developing your voice as a crime writer. 

TO BOOK THIS 8 WEEK COURSE -Contact The Irish Writers' Centre, Parnell Square, Dublin.

Telephone (353 1 8721302) or email info@writerscentre.ie

OR YOU CAN CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND BOOKING LINK

(Starting Wednesday 25th September /6.30 p.m.- 8.30 p.m.)

Cost: €220/€200

PLACES ARE LIMITED - SO BOOK EARLY

Book Signing around Dublin!

There are SIGNED copies of The Doll's House available in Easons Tallaght, Dundrum, O'Connell Street, St Stephens Green, Blanchardstown, Liffey Valley and Swords, along with Dubray in Grafton Street, WH Smith Terminal 2 Dublin Airport, and Reads of Nassau Street, and a couple left in Hodges Figgis Dawson Street! 

Easons now have it in the 3 for 2, so if you're planning on picking up a few books for holidays etc, it might be a good place to go.

Here are some pics from book signings last Tuesday!! Have a lovely weekend :-)

Every Picture Tells A Story!

The launch in The Gutter Bookshop was an amazing night. I'll put some pictures below for you!

For everyone that made the launch on Wednesday, a HUGH thank you, and for anyone who wanted to be there but for whatever reason couldn't, including potential bus strike, LUAS not working with massive delays, not to mention the 3 hour tail back on the M50, I appreciate your support too! 

It was a great week, despite some of the challenges above. And having heard last Friday that many shops didn't get deliveries due to a fire in a depot, I thought the book would never arrive!! Thankfully, it's now in all shops barring a couple in Dublin, Reads of Nassau Street, and one shop at Dublin Airport. (They should get them today)

Anyone that knows me, knows I take these sort of challenges head on, so if any of you who had to miss the launch were planning on picking up a copy soon, IF YOU DO SO BY THIS SATURDAY EVENING, and send me a pic, you're in with a GREAT chance of winning a free copy for a gift!! I have lots and lots, so the odds of winning are pretty good.

Spread the word anyway you can! I really appreciate that.

Thanks and best,

Louise

An Extraordinary Journey!!

I had a crazy, wonderful day yesterday! But here is the thing - despite all the wonderful people who bought RED RIBBONS,(and now) THE DOLL'S HOUSE, up until the book signings around Dublin yesterday, I had yet to see anyone physically buy a book!!!

While I was with the lovely Annmarie and Dave in Easons Swords, someone picked up BOTH BOOKS and asked me to sign them! I could have been knocked over by a feather. Then a man came over and told me how much he loved RED RIBBONS, picking up THE DOLL'S HOUSE, and asking me to personalize his copy which he eagerly brought to the checkout. And so the day went on, and the amount of goodwill and positive feedback was utterly amazing!!

My thanks to all the lads and lassies from the Dublin bookstores yesterday, and I thoroughly hope you enjoy THE DOLL'S HOUSE!!! And......

TONIGHT IS LAUNCH NIGHT - The Gutter Bookshop - 6.30 - Cow's Lane (off Dame Street) 

We have a great crowd building up, and weather looks good, so there will be singing, book signing, laughter, fun and general madness both inside and out, if you make it down. 

I would love to see you there, and if for whatever reason you can't make it, you can ring in your order for a personalized signed copy from the Gutter bookshop at (353 1 6799206) or email  info@gutterbookshop.com

Thanks everyone for making this journey an extraordinary one!! xxx Louise

Launch Night

The launch on Wednesday 7th August is now very close, and thanks so much to everyone who has confirmed by facebook, twitter, email and linkedin - It's shaping up to be a cracker of a night!

I know a small number of you can't make it for varying reasons, but I'm delighted to say that Bob at the Gutter Bookshop is happy to take orders for personalized signed copies of The Doll's House. If you contact the shop by phone via 353 1 6799206 or by email to info@gutterbookshop.com before Wednesday, I'll sign the copies on the night., and you can either request them to be posted or you can collect them later.

If you need to check out anything about this, or any other aspect of the launch, simply ask me here or by email etc.

Best & take care.

xx

Louise

Launch of The Doll's House, 

The Gutter Bookshop, Cow's Lane, Dublin,

 Wednesday August 7th at 6.30 pm

Publication Day!

So after a year of beginnings, middles, and ends, the day is finally here! Publication of THE DOLL'S HOUSE!!! Contrary to common opinion though, PUBLICATION DAY may be mammoth to the author, a deep emotional heart string pulled, and a gift to myself of a lie in until 7.30 a.m. this morning, but it is slightly different out there in the real world.

For Irish visitors to the site, The Doll's House will start appearing on shelves in the next few days as boxes get delivered and are unpacked. Always thinking of you, perhaps it's best to hold off for about 3/4 days to make that visit into town, or wherever you intend to pick up a copy. 

Even better, those you who are hoping to make the launch next Wednesday at 6.30 in the Gutter bookshop Cow's Lane, can pick up a personalised signed copy there!

For all other visitors from the rest of the world, YOU CAN NOW ORDER on either Amazon UK or Amazon . Com !

I heard yesterday that if you live in the States and order visa the amazon.co.uk site, you will get delivery within a few days for 2-3 dollars postage, and for free if you bundle a few books - the world is getting smaller folks!!

To everyone who has supported me along the way, a MASSIVE THANKS! It's been mad, sad, happy, emotional, mind-blowing and utterly fabulous! 

On a lighter note, those of you out there who have managed to hold onto your original first edition RED RIBBONS, it has doubled in value, so keep that investment nice and safe, and twin it with THE DOLL'S HOUSE - who knows ONE DAY I could be really famous!!  

Best and good wishes to you all.

xxxx

Louise

What has been said so far about The Doll's House

Kim Nash The Bookworm, says,'A Brilliant book!' 

Tracey Newell says, 'What a Cracker! '

Susan Condon writing.ie, says, 'Fans of SJ Watson will devour!'

Niamh O'Connor says, 'Chilling, mesmerising. Gets under your skin and stays with you.'

AT LAST - THE DOLL'S HOUSE TRAILER IS REVEALED!!!

CLICK ON PIC TO VIEW!!

(please share if you can :-))

WEBSITE FACE LIFT ON THE WAY!

Apart from filming fictional dead bodies in the water, and getting up at 3.30 in the morning to get the right light for a spooky house.... very soon the website www.louise-phillips.com will also get a face lift with the much anticipated, soon to arrive book, you've guessed it THE DOLL'S HOUSE!!!